Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu
- When
- March 19, 5:20 AM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County, Sulphur
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.233, -93.367
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 19, 2000
Trees were blown down in several areas of the parish, including Sulphur, Westlake, and Moss Bluff.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Trees were blown down in several areas of the parish, including Sulphur, Westlake, and Moss Bluff.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 19 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:26 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in California, March 19 to 20, 2000
- High Wind in Tennessee, March 19 to 20, 2000
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 19, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, March 19, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 19 to 20, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, March 19, 2000
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 19 to 20, 2000
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 19, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, March 19, 2000
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, March 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 19 to 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, March 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5135848.